Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-13

Kauimon. who has held the position OF chief
clerk to the Surveyor of Customs, PoN OF
Baltim IRE for the past nine y'ars,and whose
resignation was accepted few weeks ago,
was, on Friday last, when he retired from
;hc position. prrsen ed with n handsome
rod cham and lockct by his colleagues in
Off TIE lockct was appropriately en-
gry d. Times.
HANDSOME CALENDAKs.-W arr in re,
ceip, Of IL number Of large and finely cXccut
ed cnlcndnrs The Pope Mfg Co sends a
charming piece of work; Mr.. c. l.. llar'socH,
agent for the Royal Insurance Co. another
containing v;gncttcs Of the so"crcigns OF all
the great nations; Mes-rs Freeman and
Thola- left five with us, large and hcautl-
full. We also in receipt Of the SIN Almanac.
that excellent c0mp"udlm of political and
other statistics These with numerous olh-
crS
VI V. II Il EXTENSION Oar articl" last
week llls intl lrnccl the writing Of letter
~ W. On VIZ ,it'l va wv 'H'N''''' W '''
Monocarv Valley railroad to LewisioWn.
The wri.'r il interested in such an extension
and sSurrS us that a greater power is more
so" We have never filtered in our faith i'll
The eventual extension of this road to Lewis
town and even further Time to fully de-
vrlop the advantages. rather to deflnc AMI
make them evident is what is rrquircd give
the ~ MED men of tn ncighborhood OF
LrNislown { nd there are II number OF them
The reQu ste time to fully digest The idea OF
TIL, rtl,rua project and it will be carried
,uto x,cu;ipn VIC are ma, prep1rcd o As
s,rt n belize that su III a condition of opinion
will arise during 1897, but knowing what
we do, we are prepared to say without any
reservation as to possibilities, that two en-
crscilc men with an intelligent ira OF
thought m the jcct could accomplish the
organization of the company and he build
ing Of the road to Lcwistown between the
frosts Of 1887 The letter to whcN we have
REFERRED required at our hands no less than
We l,vc done; our columns are deHo'cd &c
lac faythrrancc of the public welfare OF oul
section IN we shall always be pleased tn
dis alss such matters and shall accept rs 4
'uty he accumulation of evidences Of the
popular will. wish ,nd opinion.
DorvGS Al M,NrNvus The following
are tie war,lcn- st the inst'ttlon nj pres
cnt: FRS, ward, Charles IIarrison; second
Joseph Svnder; third, Leroy Strasbergrr
fosr,h. Thomas Hrigh well; fifth Saral
B'a .istone; sixth, Christens Miller; seventh
ld,. Blair; Gig nth, Sarah Drlawter. There
are now two hundred and fortvihree in
mates al the institution; one hundred ant
forty four males and ninc,ynlnc female
Over seen hundred ,ramps were Furnished
, with meals and Lodging during the month
, Of Dcccmhcr There were two d' aths dur
ing the month"; and the health of the irstiu
tion at present is very good, Samuc
, Ford, of this county, better known rs Sam
, ucl Robinson, died at Montcvuc st week
John Holland, col rcd, of Pr nee George
county. NIL. and Joseph Stoves, colored, o
ST. Mary's county, Md, were recently dis
charged from the instit ltlon. both havin!
Efficiently recovered in mind to he sen
home MI J I'm Bender, at one time Chi"
of police of Frederick city, is lying seriousl,
i'll. Under the Supervision of Nj, JOIN
Shinder, the tramps now break grra
quantity Of stone every day. Maggie Ebert
who has been at the institution for SOM
years and who is u great fayorite with CIV
cry one has been visiting friends in Mont
], gomury county for the last three months !
f Young family, consisting of husband wifi
t AMI three children, were recently acm tte'
l into the institution from this county Nj,
= Eyler, who shot a constable u few mon
. ag, in the upper part Of this county AN
who was tried at the last term Of court, adj
J, Judged insane aud sentenced to Mon,"yut
/ is said to be Il little better now. Mr.. Abne
Q Campbell who broke his left leg a few week
ago, is couvalesving rapidly.-Nens